Finding things in the Forest of Dean The forest of Dean is a beautiful area, partly in Gloucestershire but bordered by Herefordshire and very close to Wales. It has always been one of my favourite areas and we have now lived in Cinderford for 3 years. Of course it isn’t just the lovely countryside, there are hundreds of great small …
Pine martens could return to Forest of Dean
Pine martens could be reintroduced into the Forest of Dean after an absence of 200 years. Andrew Stringer, from Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, said it has the “perfect habitat” for the mammals, which could be “beneficial” in reducing grey squirrel numbers. A feasibility study is being carried out by trust and Forestry Commission. If the reintroduction goes ahead, 60 pine martens …
Our new local directory is doing well
Local directory for the Forest of Dean I have been surprised at how well our local directory is doing. It hasn’t been live for that long and today looking at the number of views the different web sites we list have had has been a revelation. It is f course gratifying to see it being used. That is good for …
It really is time to go https now
Having a secure certificate on your web site has always been a very good idea, but now it is essential. Google is now giving secure sites an advantage. At Google I/O a few months ago, we called for “HTTPS everywhere” on the web. We’ve also seen more and more webmasters adopting HTTPS (also known as HTTP over TLS, or Transport …
Gloucestershire College Forest of Dean Campus gets £2.6 million
This project requires a £2.6m investment to cover a shortfall in total funding of £14.8m to build a brand new Further Education (FE) college campus in the Forest of Dean (FOD) to enhance and extend FE provision in the area. The current college site is nearing the end of its economic life and without this investment FE provision may not …
Minister asked to step in over Forest of Dean college shambles
SAJID Javid, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has been asked to step in and sort out the ‘shambles’ surrounding plans for a new college campus in Cinderford. Frustrated by years of delays, West Dean Parish Council, which hopes to take over the current college site at Berry Hill, has written to Mr Javid asking him to …
New ‘protector of the forest’ elected in Forest of Dean
Rich Daniels, who was recently awarded an MBE for his services to the forest, is one of four verderers of the forest. The verderers’ role is to protect trees and wildlife in the district. They also form a court which meets four times a year. The role is for life. Mr Daniels said he was “elated” to win the show-of-hands …
Cinderford first to offer free wifi
Cinderford is the first forest town to offer free wifi to residents and visitors. The Town Council project will provide an hour free wifi each day to people in the Triangle at the heart of Cinderford. Free wifi will also be available in the Town Council offices and meeting rooms at the Belle Vue Centre. Since joining the council in …
Now running secure
A quick update to our last post you should now see the green secure tag in the web address for this site. It has proved to be remarkably easy. If you would like your site to have the same feature please let me recommend our web Hosts SoftDAta Internet They are now offering FREE #SSLs & #CloudFlare security & #CDN on all …